RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Highway Patrol says a 27-year-old male was killed in a one vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 16, seven miles west of Custer.

The patrol says the accident happened just after 7:00 a.m. Friday morning.

The 27-year-old male was driving a 2016 Vokswagen Tiguan eastbound, when he lost control and the vehicle went into the ditch. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

One of three other occupants, a 20-year-old male, sustained life threatening injuries. The other two passengers, a 21-year-old male and an 18-year-old female, both received serious, but non life-threatening injuries.